The impact of lockdown enforcement during the SARSCoV-2 pandemic on the timing of presentation and early outcomes of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early reports described decreased admissions for acute cardiovascular events during the SarsCoV-2 pandemic. We aimed to explore whether the lockdown enforced during the SARSCoV-2 pandemic in Israel impacted the characteristics of presentation, reperfusion times, and early outcomes of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients.

Methods

A multicenter prospective cohort comprising all STEMI patients treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention admitted to four high-volume cardiac centers in Israel during lockdown (20/3/2020-30/4/2020). STEMI patients treated during the same period in 2019 served as controls.

Results

The study comprised 243 patients, 107 during the lockdown period of 2020 and 136 during the same period in 2019, with no diffe

SUBMITTER: Kobo O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7584161 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature